if my thoughts were emails, these are the spam
In 2025, I became an engineering manager, ran my first full marathon, hosted demo nights, worked on side projects, published my biweekly newsletter all year round, visited both NYC and London, read a handful of books, and got a cat. All things considered, it was a pretty good year. So why am I writing about Continue reading Restoring discipline
At the start of the year, I had a crazy thought: The next best time to do a marathon is this year. Because next year I d be older, and surely it would get harder as I age. (Turns out this is wrong. I recently learnt that marathon runners often peak in their 30s. Oops.) Logic Continue reading This year, I ran.
I ve always wanted a small wedding. Just our immediate families and closest friends, in a beautiful yet cozy venue. Formally dressed for sure, but it should still feel like a casual gathering. Good food, good music, and a whole lot of fun. That was how I had envisioned things, but sometimes life has other plans Continue reading On weddings
So, here I am spending the last two days of 2023 down with a fever. I ve been wanting to take some time to reflect on the year, but if I wasn t sick I probably wouldn t made time for this. Funny how it takes falling sick to make me pause and think. I guess it s not Continue reading Consistency and spontaneity
Last Friday, as I was heading home from work, my eyes were feeling the strain from staring at my computer screen all day. And I m not quite sure what came over me, but I decided to remove my glasses. I ve had myopia since I was 9, and so I m pretty used to having glasses on Continue reading Out of focus
Not too long ago, I completed a new iteration of my personal website and shared it online. The response far exceeded my initial expectations. It received a lot of love (and views) and I m incredibly thankful for that. Some loved it so much that they used it as a source of inspiration and reference for Continue reading On copying
So you’ve landed on my site (or not, that s okay you can check it out here), and you re curious about this “digital garden” thing. Or perhaps you ve heard of digital gardens and you re wondering if my site really qualifies as one. Well, either way, allow me to explain. I first chanced upon the notion of Continue reading What the heck is a digital garden?
A couple days ago, I watched the season finale of BoJack Horseman season 2, and the final scene really struck a chord with me. Don t worry, I wouldn t really consider this a spoiler. If you haven t seen BoJack Horseman, it s a cartoon centred around BoJack, a Hollywood celeb who struggles with issues like insecurity and Continue reading Every day it gets a little easier
If there is an experience that is common to all humankind, I would say it is suffering. I wouldn t go as far as to say existence is suffering , but you don t have to be an anti-natalist to agree that life can be hard sometimes and everyone goes through difficult times every now and then. So Continue reading Not an emo post
Well, here we are again at the end of yet another year. As the year draws to a close, I tend to feel more introspective. So my ideal new year s eve is really to just chill out at home, have a couple of drinks, dwell on my thoughts and see where the reflection takes me. Continue reading 2021 in review